Category: 1947-1955Page 2 of 17

Also known as the “Atomic Age” of comics, the post war era of the Golden Age is characterized by a shift away from the superhero into other types of titles in order to meet consumer demand and drive circulation and sales. In their haste to keep circulation up, some publishers pushed the envelope further and further beyond what some considered good taste. (One can imagine, however, the taste of war hardened adult readers after returning from battlefronts might have been edgier than what some might have considered child appropriate). Regardless, hastened by Dr. Fredric Werthham’s book Seduction of the Innocents, the U.S. Congress got involved and the Comic Code Authority, a self-regulating body, was formed in 1954. This along with the explosion of televisions into households across the country ushered in the end of the era.

Supermouse “The Big Cheese”

Supermouse “The Big Cheese” was a popular humor superhero for publisher Standard/Pines/Nedor. The character first appeared in Coo Coo Comics #1 on October 1942 and continued for another…

Jimmy Peterson Collection

A short time after my father (Jim) passed away, I ran across a collection of books being sold on eBay – many of which were signed “Jimmy Peterson”…

Walt Disney’s Vacation Parade

Carl Barks was the Disney Studio illustrator behind the creation of the city of Duckburg and most of its imaginative residents.  Adding to already established Disney characters Donald…

Secret Mysteries

Oh boy, what a cover!  Notice how the shards of glass in the background window appear like jagged teeth, the entire pane creating the gaping jaws of a…

My Confession

There were a lot of comics with the word “confession” in the title during the romance comic craze of the 1950’s.  But in my opinion, from that whole…

Zorro (Four Color #617)

American pulp writer Johnston McCulley debuted Zorro (Spanish for fox) in the novel The Curse of Capistrano. The story was published over five installments starting August 9, 1919…

Hawk

The Hawk was a comic series that ran for twelve issues.  The first three were published by Ziff Davis, while St. John carried on publishing issues #4 through…

Red Ryder Comics

Due to the incredible decades long popularity of the Daisy Red Ryder BB Gun it is forgivable to assume the comic character Red Ryder was derived from it….

True Love Pictorial

Artist Matt Baker and writer Dana Dutch were the Leonardo Da Vinci and William Shakespeare of romance comics in the 1950’s.  The cover of True Love Pictorial #11…

Romantic Marriage

This classic romance painted cover is by an unknown artist, from Romantic Marriage #9 published by Ziff-Davis January 1952.  In addition to the stunning cover, the “Wife Welcomes…